About Gren Tours

Gren Tours is ‘Blue Badge’ qualified tourist guide Glen Portch. Glen was born just outside London and has lived, worked and played in and around London for most of his life. However, he realised how little he knew about his native city and country when friends, visiting from overseas, asked questions. Eager not to embarrass himself again, he took the Institute of Tourist Guiding‘s “Blue Badge Guide” course and he gained his qualification in 2004.

Glen offers private tours of London and Great Britain for individuals, small or large groups. He has experience of guiding families, groups of school children, A (and B!) – list celebrities and the presidents of multi-national companies. The emphasis is on fun, tailor-made tours and this website is designed to give you some ideas. Once you have browsed this site and are interested in booking a tour or would like more information, please contact Glen via the contact page.

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Vintage EverydayIncredible color footage of 1920s London shot by an early British pioneer of film named Claude Frisse-Greene, who made a series of travelogues using the colour process his father William - a noted cinematographer - was experimenting with. It's like a beautifully dusty old postcard you'd find in a junk store, but moving. ... See MoreSee Less

On this day in 1918, the Representation Of The Peoples Act came into force. in addition to just over 5,000,000 men be given the vote for the first time, it also enfranchised 8.5 million women. Although after decades of tireless campaigning it was good news, only women over the age 30 who were married to men who owned property could vote. Its not until 1928 that all women over 21 years of age finally got the vote. We've come a long way. A female monarch. A female prime minister. Female president of the supreme court.... and a female Dr Who. Happy 100th Anniversary... the fight continues ... See MoreSee Less

Don't forget that Gren Tours specialises in Beatles tours and can take you to where this happened..The Beatles 1 Video Collection is out now. Available on: www.thebeatles.com/ Written by John as an expression of his love for Yoko Ono, the song is he... ... See MoreSee Less

The workforce to build Stonehenge would have needed feeding and watering. New exhibition at Stonehenge for 2018 gives us an idea of what the neolithic diet was. A little preview on the following video.